Today

 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth,And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; Ecclesiastes 11v 9

At another point in my life I used to write songs, worship songs! Recently I had a chat with someone telling me they were singing one of my songs at their service . They were asking if I still write songs and that I should not let that go. Initially the conversation triggered defenses in me. I suddenly felt like I needed to explain why I was not writing songs. Why I haven't been singing in church in a while. I have had a couple of such conversations that have led me to develop these defenses. Later as I reflected on the conversation I realised the great opportunity I have had to touch lives with the songs I wrote. Yet just a few days before the conversation I had been wondering if my life mattered to anyone at all. I am humbled to realise that something I did some seven or more years back is still alive, in a way.



I take a number of lessons from this; We may not always have the chances we have today, to do the things we can do. So we have to make the most of the chances we have. I had the chance to sing then and as I look back I am glad I gave it my best shot. My favourite book says "....While it is still called today" Hebrews 3 v 13. Its easy to live in tomorrow, to wait for something to happen, we wait to get married, wait to have children, have more money etc. before we can truly live happily. Its sad to say but, that may never happen! So today with all the mess it can have live! 




I'm sure you have heard this question before, what would you do differently if you knew you were going to die tomorrow? I would clean my car, hahaha! On a serious note I would write a will, write a letter to my husband, another to my son and I would tell everyone about my faith. I would pray more, dance in the rain, go quad biking, try out that soufflé recipe and be happy. I probably wont have the time to hold a grudge against anyone, because I would be busy living my life to the fullest. Unfortunately we will never know when it is that we will die but if we can be busy living today as if we are dying tomorrow. I think it would make for a fuller life!






The preacher puts it this way in Ecclesiastes 12v1  Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”:  We never know what tomorrow holds, I say this at the risk of sounding pessimistic. Its easy to project to tomorrow and hope that tomorrow is a better day, but what if, it's not a better day!  Live now! Today! 



  

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